Political Posters

The “All Of Us Or None” (AOUON) archive project was started by Free Speech Movement activist Michael Rossman in 1977 to gather and document posters of modern progressive movements in the United States. Though some early works are included, its focus is on the domestic political poster renaissance that began in 1965 and continues to this day. When Rossman died May 12, 2008 his family donated the collection to the Oakland Museum of California. More …

The Archive gathered posters from all streams of progressive activity — from movements of protest, liberation, and affirmative action, trade union and community struggles, to electoral and environmental organizing, community services, and visionary manifestos. It is strongest in work from the San Francisco Bay Area, but its scope is national: approximately one-quarter of its holdings come from out of state, primarily New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. These are complemented by a representation of international work. The collection consists of approximately 24,500 distinct titles.

The collection includes examples from well-known graphic artists including Malaquías Montoya, Emory Douglas, Rachael Romero, Rupert Garcia, Yolanda Lopez, Favianna Rodriguez, Carlos Cortez, Nancy Hom, Juan Fuentes, and Jos Sances, as well as material from seminal collective workshops such as La Raza Silkscreen, the Royal Chicano Air Force, Japantown Art and Media, Kearny Street Workshop, and Inkworks Press. Perhaps more important, the depth and breadth of the collection reveals the contribution of numerous lesser known or even anonymous artists whose cumulative impact on this democratic public art form has yet to be properly understood.

The cataloging of the AOUON Archive was made possible by a generous grant from the Stephen M. Silberstein Foundation.

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Murderers in Deep Shit Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black and red ink printed on white paper with a stylized illustration of anthropomorphic rats pouring out of a neoclassical building holding bombs/missiles. The two central columns of...	Phony Communism is Dead...Long Live Real Communism! 1991 Poster printed on white paper. At the right is "Phony / Communism / Is Dead..." in gray, appearing like rubbed off pencil, followed by "Long Live / Real / Communism!" in rainbow colors and "A New...
Support The People's War In Peru Late 20th Early 21st Century Middle of poster is a large image of a female revolutionary holding a rifle. She is half covered in a red flag with a Hammer & Sickle emblem that is also half covering Planet Earth. Top of...	We Need A Lot More Of This... 2007 Poster has a gray printed background. At the top right is a photo of two men in medals standing on podiums, taken at the 1968 Olympic Games. To the left of the image is "We / Need A / Lot More /...
Resist the War! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges. At the top is a red strip with "!Resiste La Guerra!" in black and a black strip with "Resist The War!" in red. At the center is a stylized image of a red brick...	A F. Constantini, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with an image of Francisco Sabate, with a large "A" behind him at center and a machine gun below. Text about Sabate at bottom left, and address for OpenRoad at bottom right. Verso is a news...
Oppose the Political Kidnapping of the Mao Defendant's Daughter! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster in support of Mao Defendant''s Daughter. Poster has a print with a woman at right and a roughly drawn group of people at left in brown and black. Background is sage green.	Celebrate the Formation of Communist Party of Iran (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)! 2001 Poster celebrating the formation of the Communist Party of Iran. Poster has black text in beige border, with an illustration of Iranian men and women in a large group with Soviet flags. Woman in...
Marxism ninety six 1996 Poster for Marxism 96 event. Poster has a red flag and "Marxism" in bold block letters.	Damian Garcia Circa 1980 Poster with a photograph of a man standing on top of the Alamo building. He is holding a megaphone to his mouth, and a red flag is on a flagpole. Quote from Bob Avakian at top left in sky area....
Free the Moody Park 3! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster supporting the Moody Park 3, leaders of the Houston Rebellion. Poster is royal blue with white text and a image with three people, and a hazy image of a group of people in an urban street...	Join us in the fight for Jobs for all! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a photograph of several women with protest signs across the bottom. Yellow and white text at an angle across black background, asking people to vote for Socialist Workers and fight for...
Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with illustration in blue and red of Karl Marx, unidentified man, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, and Mao Tse-Tung with half of a globe behind them. Text in yellow below in English and...	!Viva el marxismo-leninismo-maoismo! Long Live Marxism-Leninism-Maoism! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with simple black line drawing of Marx, Lenin, and Mao Tsetung on a red background. Text in white and black in Spanish and English. Handwritten text in black marker below title.
Jobs Peace Freedom Vote Socialist 1980 Poster for McReynolds and Drufenbrock, running for the socialist party in 1980. Poster includes a drawing of the head of the Statue of Liberty and a sphere with an outline of the United States in...	Dance to Celebrate the Formation of Revolutionary Internationalist Movement Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster advertising a dance to celebration the formation of Revolutionary Internationalist Movement. Text in Spanish and English. Poster has a running figure with a red bandana tied around face....
Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a black and white photograph of an African-American man wearing a suit and walking down stairs in front of a building (#2134). Photograph is surrounded by a white border with text in...	Newport Mayor Inkworks Press, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Election poster with white and orange text on a royal blue background, in support of Newport for Mayor, Yes on propositions A & B, and Yes on Proposition C.
The Fight For a Better World Deserves A Home Chris Brown, artist 1988 Poster for the Freedom Socialist Party advocating for Freeway Hall, the party''s headquarters. Poster has a colorful illustration of a storefront with "Freeway Hall" at the top of the building, a...	Unite and Fight Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with black and white text for the International Socialist Organization. "Unite and Fight" is in a black box.
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster on light blue paper with illustration in black of a hand with a chain around the wrist. The shackle has the word "government'' on it. Below are words such as watergate, inflation, socialism...	Emma Goldman Dave Lester, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster on newsprint with a stylized illustration of anarchist Emma Goldman. Image is blue and orange on an orange background. Verso has several newspaper articles.
Ben Fletcher Carlos Cortez 1987 Poster with a woodcut style illustration of Ben Fletcher with white lines on blue background. White text about Fletcher to the left and right.	Frank H. Little 2004 Poster with woodcut style illustration of Frank H Little, wearing a suit with arms cross. A cat sits near his should, and farms and factories are in the background.